“Bellefonte, Pa., August 29, 1950. Cm — Why Mention of Thrift Grates on Auto Driver Charlie when he had his other car developed a system that saved him a fot of pennies—perhaps as many as 200 in the months he labored with it. Charlie lives in a stPeet off Main street, in Montello, where it is pos- sible to coast the length of it beeause «of the grade, and ride right into his garage. Faithfully he always turned «off hig ignition at the head of his street and saved gasoline the rest of “the way. * Recently when fortune smiled on #him, he traded for a new car. On his frst trip home with it from the club at night he turned off the ignition and «coasted down the hill. However, he forgot that the new motor was equipped with a gimmick which auto- anatically locks the steering wheel wher ' +he ignition is shut off. _ Just as Charlie was about to turn #Anto his street the front wheels failed #0 answer his tug and he rammed a telephone pole with the right fender ®efore he could bring the machine te = stop. “It'll cost at least a sawbuck to straighten that out,” he moaned, “and all to save a little gasoline.,”—Brock- ton Enterprise. Significance in Name Clemens Made Immortal Probably the best known nom de plume ever adopted by an American ‘writer is that of Samuel Clemens, “Mark Twain.” Usually it is regarded as just a proper name, chosen by the ‘humorist from a book or some family record, as most such names are chos- en, But the fact is that it wasn't a proper name at all until Clemens made it such, says the Golden Book Maga sine, which tells the story: “From the carefree days of his life on the Mississippi, Clemens passed to getting type on his brother's news- paper, to piloting a steamboat, and to ‘wandering in the West. Shortly after, he began writing articles for a Nevada ipaper—clever, fun-poking skits. It ‘was in 1863 that he first adopted the mame of Mark Twain. ‘I want to sign them Mark Twain,’ he wrote. ‘It is an old river term, a leadman’s call, signi- fying two fathoms or 12 feet. It has a wichness about it; it was always pleas- ant for a pilot to hear on a dark aight; it meant safe water.” . 3 Women Geographers _ To consolidate themselves in Argen- | tle, up the broad Gironde to Bordeaux i and anchoring off the Calvet wine . wharf, blazed away a salute to M. ‘The Society of Woman Geographers ! 38 a society, organized in 1925, by a group who felt that there should be some medium of contact between wom- =n distinguished in geographical work and its allied sciences—ethnology, archeology, botany, natural history, sgociology, folklore, arts and crafts, ~ete. For active membership in this ~gociety only those women are eligible “who have done distinctive work where- “by they have added to the world's -gtore of knowledge concerning the ~eomniries in which they have traveled. Corresponding members are those who <fullill the requirements for active “membership, but who reside outside “the United States of America and Canada. The associate membership admits widely traveled women who are finterested in furthering all forms of sgeographical exploration and research. ¥ Ancient Norwegian Town ‘Voss is situated about sixty miles ‘from Bergen by rail and resembles very much the ‘“Ostlandet,” as the -gastern part of Norway is called, be- dng broader and having many pine ‘woods. Voss is a very old village; how old is not quite certain, The in- ‘habitants were christened in 1023, ac- ~cording to Snorre’s Heimskringla, by Olay the Saint. The name occurs be- «fore that in the old sagas, and is once smentioned as a kingdom. There is a famous old stone church in the town proper and a Finne, a short distance ;from the railroad station, there stands s¢he oldest wooden building in Nor- “way, a so-called Finne-loft. The town “itself is usually spoken of as Vangen, ~and the surrounding uplands as Voss, -although the latter name is generally wmsed for either. i Choosing His Own Name % At one time it was the custom in the Shetland islands for a man to select his own surname, and the last aan to do this was Gideon Manson. “The custom followed was for a son to twist his father's Christian name and make that his surname, a fact which explains why Gideon Manson's grandfather was called Magnus Rob- ertson and his father James Manson {Magnus’ son). According to custom, Gideon should wave called himself Gideon Jameson «l. e., the son of James), but he chose to be known by his father’s surname, “This ancient custom led to consider- able confusion and was finally pro- Aibited by parliamentary enactment. { Farthest From Land ‘The farthest distance a ship can wall from land is 1200 miles. This may seem strange, for the Atlantic «ocean is more than 4000 miles wide, and the Pacific even wider than that, But there are islands in these oceans, and never can a ship be more than "1200 miles from some point of land. “The spot of greatest distance from Wand, is in the Pacific ocean, half-way ‘between New Sealand and South JAmerica, WHY" Navy of Argentina Honored French Merchant How the entire Argentine navy once steamed across the Atlantic to fire salutes to a French wine merchant's warehouse at Bordeaux is told in an interesting article on wine in Fortune Magazine. The first agent sent by the house of Calvet to Buenos Aires, almost a century ago, says Fortune, became 50 impressed by the possibilities of real estate speculation that he squandered all the sums entrusted to him on likely plots, and presently returned tov Bor- deaux extremely penitent, a confessed embezzler, with nothing to put in his employers’ hands but the deeds and tifles to real estate which was then frozen solid, impossible to liquidate. Many years later the house decided to ascertain what it possessed in Buenos Aires, for, being immersed in their wine business, the Calvets had all but forgotten that they owned real estate in the Argentine. They discov- ered that the city was developing in such a way that their property would soon reach its present enormous vatue. tine hearts and seize this opportunity to expand their business in a new sphere, they gave certain real estate which the city wished to buy for parks and boulevards quite gratis. As a re- sult practically the entire Argentine navy later steamed across the Atlan- Jean Calvet. On the day that a mem- ber of the house lands at Buenos Aires be receives an invitation te dine with the president of the republic. Why Knotty Lumber Is Used for Wooden Boxes There is one industry which not only aas no antipathy for knotty lumber, but actually welcomes it. Tests which have been carried om demonstrated beyond doubt that knot- ty shooks actually add strength to the boxes up to as much as 50 per cent, providing, of course, that the knot is not too extensive. In thin material knots should no. axceed more than one-fourth of the total width of the shook, but in thick- er material the knot may be as much as half the width before it becomes too large. The market for inferior lumber pre sented by the wooden-box industry is expected to go a long way toward keeping the cost of other lumber at lower levels than if the knotty lumber were discarded. Why It Is “Calico” Cloth From North and South, from East and West, from far and near, does the English language borrow to feed the maw of a lexicon that is never sated. Take for illustration our common word “calico,” which we know to be just the ordinary garden variety of cotton cloth. At first glance, it seems a perfectly colorless member of our lingual tribe. Investigation into its history, how- ever, reveals the interesting connec- ' tion that it has a story. { For we have it from the city or Calicut, in India, it being originaily known as Calicut cloth, and subse- quently as Calico.—Kansas City Times. Why Hot Water Helps Why is hot water more desirable foi laundering than cold? As you may have observed when you cook, solid matter dissolves much more easily as the water grows warmer. This prin- ciple applies not only to foods, but to dirt. That is one reason why soil and most kinds of stains are washed from fabrics more readily in warm or hot water than in cold. The same principle applies to soap. Most soap forms a lather more quick- ly in hot water than in cold, and the suds do the work. Save on soap and hot water and you are taking much of the burden of washing onto your, own shoulders. | i - Why “Dove” Is Not Pigeon The words “dove” and “pigeon” are practically synonymous, but in ordi- nary usage pigeon is a somewhat broader term and is applied to all birds belonging to the family Colum- bidae. Both terms are applicable to the domestic pigeon and to various wild species, but some of the smaller species of the family are specifically called doves, such as turtledoves,' mourning doves, ground doves, to dls- tinguish them from the larger species more commonly called pigeons.—Ex- change. ‘ Why One Knocks on Wood | The custom of knocking on wood ap- | pears to have originated in the cus- tom of touching wood upon every oc- caslon of happiness or good fortune, in gratitude to Christ, who dled upon a wooden cross. Through some notion of the mass mind the custom of touch- ing or knocking on wood came to be looked upon as a means of warding oft misfortune.—Rocky Mountain News. Why “Siamese” Twins The original twins were two broth. ers—Chang and D[ng—born le Siam in 1811 of a Chinese father and & Siamese mother, hence the term “Siamese Twins.” Since that time any two children similarly Joined have | been referred to popularly as Slamese | twins, ! Why Bowlegs The condition known as bowlegged is due to allowing a child to walk too early or to rickets, or, rarely, to mus- cular contraction before the child ie put on his feet. | Gates of Death Never ~. _ Opened for These Two The prophet Elijah and Enoch mev- ér saw death, according to the Bible. 1 Kings 2:11 says: “And it came to pass, as they (Elijah and Elisha) still went on and -talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” This is un- doubtedly a figurative way of stating that the prophet passed from earth by miraculous translation instead of through the gates of death. Likewise Enoch, the father of Methuselah, nev- er saw death, according to Hebrews 11:5. “By faith,” that passage says, “Enoch was translated that he should" not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for be- fore his translation he had this tes- timony, that he pleased God.” This is the basis for the popular but mis- leading statement that Methuselah, the oldest man mentioned in the Bible, died before his father did. As a mat- ter of fact Methuselah’s father never died, according to the Biblical account. Genesis 5:25 simply says: “And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”—Pathfinder Magazine. Much Hinged on Speed Made by Stage Drivers Old-time stage drivers were am- bitious, writes Edward Martin, in the the United States Daily. A true test of their mettle was the delivery of the President’s message. The letting of contracts by the Post Office depart- ment hinged on these deliveries, and if a driver failed to make good time it meant the cancellation of the con- tract with his employers and the transfer to a rival company. Dave Gordon, a noted driver, once carried the President's message from Washington, Pa., to Wheeling, a dis- tance of 32 miles in 2 hours, 20 min- utes. He changed teams three times in this distance. Bill Noble, who died in the eighties, claimed to have made the best time on record. He professed to have driv- en from Wheeling to Hagerstown, Md., 185 miles, in 15% hours. Princeton’s Famous Ivy The first class ivy at Princeton was planted by the class of 1877 on its class day at its graduation in June, 1877, and the ceremony was accom- panied by an oration, called then and since the ivy oration. The orator in 1877 stated that ivy had been chosen as a symbol of the perpetual remem- ton, striking deep, clinging close, and always green. The class of 1877 turned Bee May Give Up Lease, but She’s Good Tenant About 8,000,000 colonies of bees acknowledge human protection in the United States and return for it’ more than 140,000,000 pounds of honey a year. It is a curious relationship that pxists between men and bees. For no matter how long domesticated, the bee remains a true barbarian. Though she may trace her ancestry through hundreds of generations of hive dwellers, she, without a moment’s no- tice, may take to the woods, make her home in a hollow tree and revert com- pletely to the primitive. The compact between man and bee is that of landlord and tenant. The beekeeper tricks his bees into staying with him by furnishing apartments to their liking. But the bee never sur- renders her liberty nor her complete right of choice. If she is not pleased with the condition of the new house offered her at swarming time, she promptly moves out and takes to tal timber. - But the beekeepers have learned to humor the fickle whims of their winged tenants. That 140,000,000 pounds of honey was worth about $23,000,000, a pretty good rental for the type of houses and service the hees required. Historic Old Pepys House Part of College System Impington hall, historic home of the Pepys family, was presented to the Cambridgeshire education committee as a memorial to John Chivers, found- er of the jam firm, says a London dis- patch to the New York Times. Impington hall forms the nucleus om a village college for the area of His ton and Cottenham, from which vil: lage the head of the Pepys family. l.ord Cottenham, takes his title. The house was begun about the mia Ale of the Sixteenth century by John Pepys. It includes a central hall and xallery and is still substantially what it has been for the last 300 years, ' though there were additions in 1862 out to be one of the most remarkable ' classes in after years that Princeton has graduated. The first Ivy was planted at the new library. Since then it has been planted at Nassau hall with a tablet naming the class. Some of the ivy has been historic, being brought specifically for the planting, one spray having been sent from the castle in Germany of William of Nas- sau, prince of Orange, after whom Nassau hall was named in 1756. Origin of Tile At the siege of Argos in the year 272 B. C., a tile fragment thrown from a housetop slew the battling king of Epirus. Thus tile played an important . part in history. Tile is one of the oldest building materials, having first been made In the remote ages of antiquity; yet, how many of us know just what tile ac- tually is? Tile is burned clay, or to be more specific, a carefully proportioned mix- ture of certain clays and other miner- als, after being formed into the de- : gired shape, is heated in a special fur- nace called a kiln until the particles become so hot that they partially melt and stick together. When cooled, tile, as firm and homogeneous as a piece of stone, results. Charta’s Highlights The Magna Charta’s most impor tant articles are those which provide that no freeman shall be taken or im- prisoned or proceeded against except by the lawful judgment of his peers or in accordance with the law of the land, and that no scutage or aid: shall be imposed in the kingdom (except certain feudal dues from tenants of the crown) unless by the common council of the kingdom. The remain- ing and greater part of the charter is directed against abuses of the king's power as feudal superior, Black Hills Traditions The Black Hills of South Dakota are rich in tradition. It is the land where Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow, Arapahoe, Pawnee and Mandan Indians fought savagely for possession of a great hunting ground which they named Paha-Sapa, or the Mountains that are Black. Here are the medicinal springs, mini-pazhuta, which were believed to be the gift of the Great Spirit. These, too, were prized possessions which the Sioux eventnally won and held until they relinquished them to the United States government by treaty in 1876. Legal A small boy sidled up to his famous lawyer father and asked: “Dad, you don't charge for advice to members of the family, do yout” “No,” admitted his father. “Why deo you ask?” “Well,” said the small son, “1 wan. ed to find out, when you were a iittle boy like me and needed a dollar, what did you do?” and 1909. Allusions to Impington in Samue | Pepys’ diary begin on July 15, 1661 with, “Rode to Impington, where 1 found my old uncle sitting all alone like a man out of the world.” The educational authorities have no. altered the old buildings, which are in a good state of preservation and in- clude many beautiful paneled rooms with Seventeenth century ceilings. Famous Frenchwoman Anne Louise Germaine Necker, Bat brance the class would have of Prince- | onne de Stael-Holstein, was born at Paris, April 22, 1766. Her father was the famous financier, Necker. Her mother was Suzanne Curchod. She was a plain child, but a coquette and desirous of prominence and attention. Excessive study and intellectual ex- citement injured her health, which was Improved by the family’s removal to Coppet, her father’s estate on the lake of Geneva. In 1786 Mlle. Necker pub- lished a novel, “Sophie,” and in 1790, ‘a tragedy, “Jeanne Gray.” Her first marriage was to Eric Magnus, baron . of Stael-HolSteln, first an attache of the Swedish legation and later minis- ter. She was twenty at the time and her husband thirty-seven. Bible in Hopi Language The American Bible society recently completed the first publication of the four Gospels into the language of the Hopi Indians. For many months the proofs of the Gospels passed back and forth between the translator and the headquarters of the society in New ' York city in order to perfect the type- - first Beatitude, setting. The difficulty of the task may be gathered from the text of the which follows: “Pas Hikwsit an ookiwyaquam hahlaypit epya, pl oveqatsit angw monwatunatya hapli pumuy himuamniq’o.”—Washing- ton Star. : Luray Caverns i i i MILEAGE COVERED DAILY cuit i aii BY, CITY POSTMEN. Postmen on foot walk an average of 170,000 miles daily in delivery of mail to more than 20,000,000 per- sons in the Nation’s fifteen largest | cities, according to the Post Office Department. : Each foot-carrier walks an aver- age of about 12 miles a day, it was pointed out, and delivers mail to about 1,500 persons, This 12 miles may be covered in one trip, or sev- eral, depending upon the length of the route, it was explained. On a 12 mile route, the postman makes one trip a day; on a 6 mile route, two’ trips; on a 4 mile route, three trips; on a 3 mile route, four trips, and on a 2 mile route, six trips. Each postman, however, walks about 12 miles regardless of the length of his route. Official postal laws state that a foot- carrier may not carry more than 50 pounds of mail in his sack on any single trip. —Are you reading your own paper or that of some other person? We Offer Subject to Market Changes: per 100lb 2.20 Wayne 32 per cent. Dairy...... 2.50 Wayne 24 per cent. Dairy...... 2.20 Wayne 20 per cent. Dairy...... 2.10 Wayne 169 Dairy Ration...... 1.756 Wayne Egg Mash................... 2.70 Wayne 189% Pig Meal ............ 2.70 Wayne 289% Hog Meal.............. 2.85 Wayne All Mash Starter.......... 3.90 Wayne All Mash Grower........ 3.40 | Wayne Calf Meal............ vedi ADS Rydes Calf Meal........coooeienne 4.50 Bran ........oenaaid 1.60 A, Midds 1.80 B. 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Pillsbury Flour............ 1.90 | 1 | | | The caverns of Luray, at Luray, in | the famous Shenandoah valley of Vir- ginia, are perhaps the most wonderful in their beauty among the subterranean apartments of the world. Luray is a popular midway stopping point be- tween North and South. The Smith- sonian institution says of Luray: “Comparing this great natural curi- osity with others of the same class, it is safe to say there is probably mo other cave in the world ‘completely and profusely decorated with 'stalactitic and stalagmitic ornamentation than that of Luray.” Four Canals in Scotland Scotland has four canals, with a combined length of about 185 miles. The Caledonian canal connects the nearby continuous line of locks in Glenmore, and is devoted principally to tourist travel. The same is true of the Crinan canal across the penin- sula of Kintyre. canal, between Bowling and Grange- mouth dates from 1790. The Union canal, a branch: of the Forth and Clyde extends from near Falkirk to Bdinburgh.—Rocky Mountain News. Marriage in Old Rome There were three different modes by which marriage could be contract- ed among the ancient Romans. The marriages of the patricians were cele- prated in the presence of ten wit- nesses, and with a varlety of religious ceremonies peculiar to their order. The plebians married after two dif- ferent forms: one was a species of sale, “emptio vendito;” and the other simply by the cohabitation of the par- ties for a year, which by law consti- tuted a marriage.—Detroit News. The Forth and Clyde - Orders for one ton or more de- livered without extra charge. We make no charge for mixing your own rations. sani. Your orders will be appreciated and have our careful attention. A. F. HOCKMAN BELLEFONTE Feed Store—23 West Bishop St. Phone 938-J Mill—Hecla Park, Pa. Phone 2324 Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia in 80 minutes, checks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria in three days. 666 also in Tablets. CHICHESTER S PILLS Lo DAMON RAND Bilis eoitea “and Gold menilic Take no other. B oS J von: B Askin olf ONES TER 8 OND BRAND P. HS I there light to see the steps when you climb the stairs? Adequate light on the stairs saves many a serious acci- - dent. WEST PENN POWER CO BETTER LIGHT MEANS GREATER SAFETY Fine Job Printing at the WATCHMAN OFFICE There is mo style of work, from the cheapest “Dodger” to the fim- est * BOOK WORK that we can mot do in the mest satisfactory manner, and at Prices consistent with the class of work. Call on or communicate with office. : I iRA D. GARMAN JEWELER 1420 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA Have Your Diamonds Reset in Plantium 74-27-t1 Exclusive Emblem Jewelry TT I, Employers, This Interests You The Workman's Compensation Law went into effect Jan, 1, 1916. It makes insurance com- pulsory. We specialize in plac- such insurance, We inspect Plants and recommend Accident Prevention Safe Guards which Reduce Insurance rates, It will be to your interest to consult us before placing your Insurance, JOHN F. GRAY & SON . State College Bellefonte years known as Best, Safest; Always Reliable SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE He IL 7 WE FIT THE FEET Jl UE == 15 A A Ne San Baney’s Shoe Store ¢ p— - — | I Mn COMFORT GUARANTEED 3 ; Ue U i a oi] WILBUR H. BANEY, Proprietor =i] Fr 30 years in the Business oi] on) an on BUSH ARCADE BLOCK oh ga BELLEFONTE, PA. 2 0 SERVICE OUR SPECIALTY SPECIAL ORDERS SOLICITED io SEE Eee EE A nn compass. P. L. Beezer Estate.....Meat Market 43 TENDER, JUICY CHOPS The quality of chops you get from our butcher shop are the best the market affords. You will find them genuinely good and dependable not now and then, but every time. If it is not convenient to come and make your own selections of meats, sim- ply phone what you want and we will select and deliver your order with the greatest care. Telephone 668 Market on the Diamond. Bellefonte, Penna. ——
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